Variability in Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk) Varieties Under Rainfed Conditions of Shivalik Foothills of Himalayas
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Author: Neeraj Gupta, V.K. Wali, V.B. Singh, Parshant Bakshi, Mahital Jamwal and Vijay Kumar,
p-ISSN: 0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol: 99, Issue: apr-jun,
DOI:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100050
Abstract
Five ber varieties were evaluated for various physico-chemical characteristics and fruit rot
incidence during 2010 and 2011. Highest fruit weight (21.2 g) and fruit yield (99 kg tree -1 ) was
recorded in cultivar Sanour 4 and the minimum 8.8 g and 63 kg tree -1 was observed in ZG 2.
Fruit length, TSS, acidity and ascorbic acid varied from 2.4 to 5.0 cm, 12.95 to 25.45 per cent,
0.41 to 0.74 per cent and 77.9 to 123.3 mg 100 g -1 , respectively. Varieties viz. Ranjari Selection-
1, Ranjari Selection-2, Raya Selection and ZG-2 showed highest per cent fruit rot (19.5-32.0),
while it was minimum (10 %) in Sanour-4.
Keywords: Ber, rainfed, yield, TSS, acidity, ascorbic acid
